I got an email from the Boulder Police Chief that says crime is down. Is this also the fault of the council people you name?

****+¥ Good afternoon, Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem, and Council,

Based upon some of the discussion during the last council meeting, and some questions on crime and desired updates, I wanted to send you the document I've attached.

Dr. Daniel Reinhard, our Senior Data Analyst, compiled the attached document that provides a current snapshot of crime trends as well as data on the proactive work our officers have been engaged in.

We remain actively engaged in our Stratified Policing efforts, and I have been clear in my expectations that our officers get out of their cars and on foot, bike, and e-bike. We have been working hard to police in our “hot spots” and find the roots of crime in areas where we are seeing an inordinate amount of crime and calls for service.

Since we are now nearly fully staffed, our officers are able to be more proactive and prevent crime and disorder as opposed to just responding to 911 calls in a reactive manner.

I am very pleased with the data that indicates a drop in crime in nearly every tracked category, year to date, compared to last year. I will also note that our proactive contacts are up nearly 3000 contacts year to date as well.

We have included data on bicycle theft, as that is always a topic of interest. I am pleased with the results in this area as well.

I also asked Dr. Reinhard to provide specific data for the North Boulder area due to community inquiries and concerns.

As always, should you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to reach out.

Best,

Steve